Combat Systems Port Engineer
About The Position
T-Solutions is a woman-owned, veteran-owned business based in Chesapeake, Virginia, specializing in creating exceptional, responsive solutions to complex challenges for its global clients in government contracting. As an innovative and agile provider, T-Solutions offers specialized technical solutions and a unique set of capabilities that support mission-critical operations and decision-making. Their expertise spans defense, security, maintenance engineering, logistics, and business transformation. The company is looking for dedicated candidates to fill the role of Combat Systems Port Engineer (CSPE). As T-Solutions' onboard representative, the CSPE will play a crucial role in ensuring the operational readiness of ships. The primary responsibility will be to routinely validate shipboard conditions through personal observation and evaluation. The CSPE will lead a maintenance team and act as the primary representative for the Type Commander (TYCOM) and the Commanding Officer in all off-ship maintenance and modernization efforts. In-depth knowledge of the operational and maintenance needs of assigned ship(s) will be essential in maintaining mission readiness.
Requirements
- Experience and knowledge with USN surface ship combat systems and communications systems.
- Shipboard experience with C4I and C5I systems operation and maintenance.
- Knowledge and experience with depot level combat systems and communications (C4I, C5I) repairs, maintenance, alteration/modernization and testing and integration of systems.
- Significant knowledge and experience with one or more major US Navy surface ship combat or communications systems.
- Five years’ experience in a leadership role as either a Chief Petty Officer (E7 or higher), Limited Duty Officer (LDO), or Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) level or higher rank in the combat systems and C4I/C5I operating and maintenance community.
- Active DoD Secret security clearance is highly desired; however, candidates eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance will be considered. The selected candidate will receive a contingent offer if they do not hold an active clearance. A start date will be established once a fully adjudicated Secret clearance is granted.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
- Must have reliable transportation to and from various work locations.
- Must have a valid passport or the ability to obtain a passport.
- Must maintain the capability to communicate with their supervisor or manager when not in the office. This includes using your equipment and services for business-related purposes. The compensation for this position includes incidental costs for work-related usage of your personal devices.
Responsibilities
- Interface with the ships’ crew, department heads and commanding officer in-person on a daily basis to discuss shortfalls, implementation and insufficiencies related to the Consolidated Ships Maintenance Plan (CSMP) and validate new work items.
- Verify and check all validated off-ship maintenance 2 kilos. 2 kilo validation includes equipment testing and system performance and making recommendations and repair actions to the maintenance plan.
- Recommend timing of repairs and identify the most cost-effective level of maintenance.
- Provide a risk assessment and prioritization of all on and off-ship maintenance requirements.
- Attend all ship maintenance/repair assessment events and answer questions real time, these may include funding shortfalls, maintenance scope, mission impacts, and logistics.
- Identify weaknesses in the maintenance plan/s, to include modernization recommendations.
- Determine, validate, and diagnose specific maintenance requirements for assigned ships or craft.
- Recommend ship owner authorization or deferral of identified maintenance requirements.
- Screen authorized work to appropriate industrial activities and Continuous Maintenance availability periods.
- Integrate authorized work items for each industrial availability to ensure development of an optimized work package.
- Monitor industrial availability execution and support Government efforts to control quality, schedule, and cost.
- Provide engineering and technical recommendations concerning the design, installation, logistic support, and priority of planned modernization.
- Recommend solutions to maintenance-related environmental, logistics, technical and engineering problems encountered in ship repair and modernization.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
